Cape Verde Shopping and nightlife
Shopping in Cape Verde
Shopping in the islands is low-key and is mainly in local markets. Toiletries and other day-to-day items can be expensive as most things are imported, but the markets are a great place to look for handicrafts. Basket-weaving is a popular past-time, and artists fashion utensils and figurines from clay.
Shopping hours
Mon-Sat 0800-1200 and 1500-1900.
Nightlife in Cape Verde
Cape Verdean nightlife is based on traditional live music and dance. It is impossible to wander round at night and not hear locals playing 'morna' music - a combination of guitars, violins and lovelorn lyrics. Nightclubs are mainly found in the big hotels, although a number of local dive bars sell beer and rum on the islands.
